CONSERVATIONCONSERVATION OFOF PALMPALM LEAFLEAF MANUSCRIPTSMANUSCRIPTS

BYBY Dr. P.PERUMAL, CONSERVATOR and LIBRARIAN SARASVATI MAHAL LIBRARY, THANJAVUR.

1 MATERIALS

STONE LEAVES-PALMLEAF

BARK

BRICKS WOODEN PLANKS

SKIN LEATHER

METAL PARCHMENT VALLUM

BONE CLOTH

PAPER

2 TYPES OF PALMLEAF

SHRITALA ( UMBRACULIFERA)

PALMYRA ( FLABELLIFER)

LONTAR (CORYPHA UTAN)

3 PREPARATION OF PALMLEAF FOR WRITING

SELECTION BURNISHING SEASONING WRITING BLACKENING DHADURA WITH LAMP SHOOT COCINA INDICA WITH LAMP SHOOT TURMERIC

GUARD JACKFRUIT, MANGO,BAMBOO BINDING THREAD, NARASAM

4 FACTORS OF DETERIORATION

PHYSICAL FACTORS

BIOLOGICAL FACTORS

CHEMICAL FACTORS

HUMAN FACTORS

5 PHYSICAL FACTORS

HEAT

MOISTURE WATER

LIQUID

6 BIOLOGICAL FACTORS

FUNGUS

INSECTS WORM (GASTRALUS INDICUS)

COCKROACH

TERMITES

RODENTS 7 CHEMICAL FACTORS

DUST

POLLUTION

OXIDATION

8 HUMAN FACTORS

INNOCENCE AND NEGLIGENCE

ROUGH HANDLING

IMPROPER STORAGE

REPAIRING WITH SCOTCH TAPE

WRITING WITH

9 PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION

CLEANING GENERAL SOLVENTS GAURDING PROPER THREAD FOR BINDING

COVERING WITH CLOTH BOXING OILING

10 STORAGE

BUILDING PROPER LIGHTING PROPER VENTILATION CUBBOARD PROTECTIVE MEASURES WOODEN WIRE MESH METAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS

PERIODICAL CHECKING AIR CONDITIONING

11 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REPELLENT TRADITIONAL MATERIALS CHEMICALS FUNGUS REPELLENT TRADITIONAL CHEMICAL CONTROL OF FUNGUS FUMIGATION & INSECTS ORDINARY VACCUM VACCUM

12 INDIGENOUS INSECT REPELLENTS

NEEM LEAVES

NEEM SEED

TOBACCO

CAMPHOR

BLACK CUMIN

SWEET FLAG

SNAKE SLOUGH

13 INSECT REPELLENTS USED IN SARASVATI MAHAL LIBRARY

SWEET FLAG -1 PART

BLACK CUMIN -1 PART

CLOVES -1/4 PART

PEPPER -1/4 PART

BARK OF CINNAMON -1 PART

14 ANCIENT ARCHIVES TEMPLES EVENT OF SUNDARAR 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40